George W. Truett Theological Seminary Baylor University One Bear Place #97126 Waco, Texas (254)

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1 ANDREW ARTERBURY George W. Truett Theological Seminary Baylor University One Bear Place #97126 Waco, Texas (254) PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION Current Position: Associate Professor of Christian Scriptures George W. Truett Theological Seminary Academic Field: New Testament Primary Teaching Competence: New Testament, Greek, and the Context of Early Christianity Secondary Teaching Competence: Old Testament Languages: Greek, Hebrew, German (reading) Research Interests: Luke-Acts, John, and the Context of Early Christianity EDUCATION 2003 Baylor University Waco, Texas Doctor of Philosophy in Religion Focal Area: Biblical Studies Dissertation: The Custom of Hospitality in Antiquity and its Importance for Interpreting Acts 9:43-11:18 Advisor: Mikeal C. Parsons 1997 Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton, New Jersey Master of Theology Concentration: Biblical Studies 1996 Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton, New Jersey Master of Divinity 1990 Baylor University Waco, Texas Bachelor of Arts, Religion and Telecommunications Magna Cum Laude

2 2 TEACHING & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Associate Professor of Christian Scriptures 2009-Present George W. Truett Theological Seminary Assistant Professor of Christian Scriptures George W. Truett Theological Seminary Assistant Professor in the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core and Religion Member of the Graduate Faculty in the Religion Department Instructor of Record, Religion Department COURSES TAUGHT Introduction to Christian Scriptures THEO 7340 Truett Seminary An introduction to the Christian Scriptures with an emphasis on the background, historical setting, literary critical methodology, and the interrelationship between the testaments. This course provides the student with an understanding of the basic issues necessary for in-depth analysis of the biblical text. Christian Scriptures 3 THEO 7371 Truett Seminary In-depth analysis of the literary issues, meaning and message of the text of the New Testament, from Matthew through the Acts of the Apostles. The Christian Scriptures REL 1310 Baylor Religion Department Introduces the Old and New Testaments (their contents, historical backgrounds, and major themes) and strategies for interpreting the Bible. Introduction to the New Testament REL 1311 Baylor Religion Department Introduces the New Testament (its contents, historical backgrounds, and major themes) and strategies for its interpretation. The Life and Teachings of Jesus REL 3311 Baylor Religion Department An intensive study of the personality, life, and teachings of Jesus. The Johannine Literature REL 3312 Baylor Religion Department A study of the Johannine Literature with special attention to the historical setting, literary design, theological themes, and interpretations of the Gospel and Epistles. World Cultures 1: Roots of Culture BIC 1314 Baylor Interdisciplinary Core Embraces the time period from the dawn of civilizations to 500 C.E. Seeks to widen views of our own culture by studying selected early civilizations.

3 3 The Biblical Heritage and Contemporary Ethical Issues BIC 3358 Baylor Interdisc. Core Introduces the Old and New Testaments (their contents, historical backgrounds, and major themes) and strategies for interpreting the Bible. Also, draws attention to biblical perspectives on selected ethical issues as a way of bridging the gap between the literary/cultural settings of the Bible and contemporary settings. BOOKS Entertaining Angels: Early Christian Hospitality in its Mediterranean Setting. New Testament Monographs, vol. 8. Series edited by Stanley E. Porter. Sheffield, England: Sheffield Phoenix Press, PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES 2009 The Downfall of Eutychus: How Ancient Understandings of Sleep Illuminate Acts 20:7-12. Pages in Contemporary Studies in Acts (ed. Thomas E. Phillips; Macon: Mercer University Press, 2009) Returning to the Hospitality of the Lord: A Reconsideration of Psalm 23,5-6. Biblica 86 (2005): Co-authored with William H. Bellinger, Jr Abraham's Hospitality among Jewish and Early Christian Writers: A Tradition History of Genesis 18:1-16 and Its Relevance for the Study of the New Testament. Perspectives in Religious Studies 30.3 (Fall 2003): The Ancient Custom of Hospitality, The Greek Novels, and Acts 10:1-11:18. Perspectives in Religious Studies 29/1 (Spring 2002): PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES (FORTHCOMING) I have a 10,000 word article entitled Breaking the Betrothal Bonds: Hospitality in John 4 that has been accepted for publication by the Catholic Biblical Quarterly. It is scheduled for publication in the winter of INVITED PUBLICATIONS 2008 Caesarea Maritima. Pages in Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus edited by Craig A. Evans (New York: Routledge, 2008) Hermann Samuel Reimarus. Pages in Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus edited by Craig A. Evans (New York: Routledge, 2008) David Friedrich Strauss. Pages in Encyclopedia of the Historical Jesus edited by Craig A. Evans (New York: Routledge, 2008).

4 Book review of Octavian Baban, On the Road Encounters in Luke-Acts: Hellenistic Mimesis and Luke s Theology of the Way (Paternoster Biblical Monographs; Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2006). Pages in Catholic Biblical Quarterly 70 (2008) Henry Barclay Swete ( ). Pages in Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters edited by Donald K. McKim (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2007) Hospitality. Page 901 in The New Interpreter s Dictionary of the Bible: Volume 2 D- H edited by Katherine Doob Sakenfeld (Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2007) Psalm 86: Interpretation 59/3 (2005): INVITED ARTICLES (FORTHCOMING) I have written a 7,000 word, book chapter for Biblical Interpretation in Early Christian Gospels; Volume 3: The Gospel of Luke (ed. Thomas R. Hatina; T&T Clark, 2009). The title of my chapter is Zacchaeus: A Son of Abraham? MISSION-DRIVEN SCHOLARSHIP 2007 Entertaining Angels: Hospitality in Luke and Acts. Christian Reflection 25 (2007): CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS I am engaged in ongoing investigations of soteriology in Luke and Acts as well as the metaphorical uses of sleep in Luke and Acts. PRESENTATIONS 2008 Reading Acts as a Hospitality Scene: With Some Help From the Greek Novels. A paper presented at the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, May Breaking the Betrothal Bonds: Hospitality in John 4. A paper presented in the New Testament section of the Southwest Region of the Society of Biblical Literature, Dallas, Texas, March The Case for the Custom of Hospitality in Ancient Narratives. A paper presented in the Ancient Fiction and Early Christian and Jewish Narrative Session at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Washington D. C., November 20, The Downfall of Eutychus in Acts 20:7-12. A paper presented in the Book of Acts Consultation at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Philadelphia, November 19, 2005.

5 Reading Acts as a Hospitality Scene: With Some Help From the Greek Novels. A paper presented in the New Testament section of the Southwest Region of the Society of Biblical Literature, Dallas, Texas, March, Responded to Dennis R. MacDonald s, Iliad 2 and Acts 10-11: Imitations of Homer the Visions of Cornelius and Peter in the Ancient Fiction and Early Christian and Jewish Narrative Group at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Denver, November, ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES 2005 Summer Faculty Institute Baylor University Peer-reviewed New Testament articles for Perspectives in Religious Studies. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Society of Biblical Literature Southwest Commission on Religious Studies National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion HONORS & AWARDS 2008 Nominated by Baylor University s Graduate School for the 2008 Council of Graduate Schools Gustave O. Arlt Award in the Humanities 2007 Recognized for making special contributions to students by Baylor University s Phi Beta Kappa chapter (Spring semester) Recognized for making special contributions to students by Baylor University s Phi Beta Kappa chapter (both in the Spring and Fall semesters) Recognized for making special contributions to students by Baylor University s Phi Beta Kappa chapter (Spring semester) Named Circle of Achievement Professor by Mortar Board, an undergraduate academic honor society at Baylor University Graduate Teaching Fellow, 1990 Highest Ranking Graduating Religion Major, 1989 Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

6 6 UNIVERSITY & ACADEMIC SERVICE Serving on Baylor s University Discipline Committee Serving on Truett Seminary s Academic Planning Committee Serving on Truett Seminary s Committee for Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness Served as Professor of Record for three seminary students as they did their Mentoring in Ministry Serving as a supervisor for a Doctor of Ministry student Serving on Truett Seminary s Academic Planning Committee Serving on Truett Seminary s Committee for Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness Served as Professor of Record for three seminary students as they did their Mentoring in Ministry Serving as a supervisor for a Doctor of Ministry student Arranged for Leena Levanya, a Baptist minister from India, to visit Truett Seminary Served as the Historian of Baylor s Phi Beta Kappa chapter Served on the Members in Course Committee of Phi Beta Kappa Served on Truett Seminary s Academic Planning Committee Served on Baylor s Faculty Committee on Physical Facilities Served as the New Testament program chair for the regional meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature Served on the Administrative Committee of the Religion Department s Graduate Studies Program Served as a reader on two Honors Thesis Committees Served as a reader on two Dissertation Defense Committees Served as the Historian of Phi Beta Kappa Spoke daily to incoming undergraduates about the BIC during Summer Orientation Served on the Faculty Committee on Physical Facilities Served on the Religion Department s Lectureship and Special Events Committee Gave the keynote address at the BIC Senior Recognition Banquet Spoke at a Break into the BIC recruiting event on Feb 25 Served as a reader on an Honors Thesis Committee Served as a member of the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core Advisory Council 2004 Served as a member of the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core Advisory Council MINISTRY EXPERIENCE Associate Pastor, Madison Baptist Church, Madison, New Jersey Ordained to the Ministry by the First Baptist Church of Waco, Texas.

7 Interim College Minister (full-time), First Baptist Church, Waco, Texas Youth Minister (part-time), Cypress Creek Baptist Church, Austin, Texas Licensed for Ministry by the First Baptist Church of Port Lavaca, Texas Licensed for Ministry by the First Baptist Church of Van Alstyne, Texas. CHURCH & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT 2009 Preached at Agape Baptist Church, Fort Worth, TX Preached at Memorial Baptist Church, Temple, TX Taught a study on the book of Acts at Second Baptist Church, Little Rock, AK Preached at Calvary Baptist Church, Waco, TX Chaired the Personnel Team of Calvary Baptist Church, Waco, Texas Served on the Coordinating Council of Calvary Baptist Church, Waco, Texas Served on the Pastor Search Committee of Calvary Baptist Church, Waco, Texas Co-taught the college Sunday School class at Calvary Baptist Church, Waco, TX 2008 Gave a presentation entitled Untamed Hospitality: Biblical Guidance for Being Christ s Presence at Wieuca Road Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia Chaired the Personnel Team of Calvary Baptist Church, Waco, Texas Served on the Coordinating Council of Calvary Baptist Church, Waco, Texas Served on the Pastor Search Committee of Calvary Baptist Church, Waco, Texas Co-taught the college Sunday School class at Calvary Baptist Church, Waco, TX 2007 Taught the college Sunday School class at Calvary Baptist Church, Waco, Texas. Served on the Personnel Team of Calvary Baptist Church, Waco, Texas Served on the Coordinating Council of Calvary Baptist Church, Waco, Texas Served on the Pastor Search Committee of Calvary Baptist Church, Waco, Texas Preached at Calvary Baptist Church on February 11 and July Taught a February Bible Study for the college department at Calvary Baptist Church, Waco, Texas Taught a three week Adult Bible Study entitled Biblical Perspectives on Hospitality at Calvary Baptist Church, Waco, Texas Co-taught the 4 year old Sunday School class during the summer of 2006 at Calvary Baptist Church, Waco, Texas Began teaching the college Sunday School class beginning in the fall of 2006 at Calvary Baptist Church, Waco, Texas 2005 Taught the Wednesday night College Bible Study at First Baptist Church, Waco, Texas on Jan 26 Knowing God s Will Taught the Wednesday night Adult Bible Study at First Baptist Church, Waco, Texas on May 25 The Holy Spirit in the Gospel of John Served as chairman of the Pastoral Relations Committee of First Baptist Church, Waco, Texas 2004 Preached at First Baptist Church, Waco on January 11 & June 27, 2004 Taught Sunday School at 7 th & James Baptist Church on September 12, 2004

8 8 Why the New Testament is Still Relevant in the 21 st Century Served on the Pastoral Relations Committee of the First Baptist Church, Waco, Texas Served on the Youth Committee of the First Baptist Church, Waco, Texas Served on the Campus Advisory Committee of Hewitt Elementary School 2003 Served on the Youth Committee of the First Baptist Church, Waco, Texas Taught an Adult Sunday School class at the First Baptist Church, Waco, Texas